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Fenske, James and Kala, Namrata (2017) 1807 : economic shocks, conflict and the slave trade. Journal of Development Economics, 126 . pp. 66-76. doi:10.1016/j.jdeveco.2016.12.004 ISSN 0304-3878.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2016.12.004
Abstract
A large fraction of modern global conflicts has occurred in Africa, resulting in a disproportionate number of fatalities compared to other regions. Many of Africa's conflicts have deep historical roots. In this paper, we contribute to understanding the determinants of historical African conflict by studying an important historical source of conflict: suppression of the slave trade after 1807. We use geo-coded data on African conflicts to uncover a discontinuous increase in conflict after 1807 in areas affected by the slave trade, indicating that suppression increased the incidence of conflict between Africans. In West Africa, the slave trade declined. This empowered interests that rivaled existing authorities, and political leaders resorted to violence in order to maintain their influence. In West-Central and South-East Africa, slave exports increased after 1807 and were produced through violence.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > DT Africa | ||||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Slave trade -- History -- Africa -- 19th century, Slave trade -- History -- Great Britain -- 19th century, War -- Africa -- 20th century, War -- Africa -- 21st century | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Development Economics | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Elsevier | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0304-3878 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | May 2017 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 126 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 66-76 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2016.12.004 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 21 December 2016 | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 21 December 2018 |
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